Scientists capture jumping genes

Friday, February 4, 2011 - 22:30 in Biology & Nature

An ambitious hunt for actively "jumping genes" in humans has yielded compelling new evidence that the genome, anything but static, contains numerous pesky mobile elements that may help to explain why people have such a variety of physical traits and disease risks.

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